Liverpool have signed Hull’s Andrew Robertson in an initial £8m deal, with Kevin Stewart going the other way for what is thought to be a similar fee. Scotland left-back Robertson,…
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News
Fayose Blasts Buhari, Saraki, Other Top Politicians For Educating Their Wards Abroad
by Damilare Salami July 21, 2017Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday condemned Nigerian public officials who send their children to schools abroad, saying it is wrong for government functionaries to educate their children outside…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has arrested Yusuf Balogun Alabi, a suspected credit card fraudster, who allegedly masterminded the theft of $5,400 Canadian Dollars from a catering entertainment…
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Movie Gist
Actress Omoni Oboli Slams Film Critics – ‘We’re Limited In Budget & Logistics
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Omoni Oboli, in an interview with Punch speaks on her career, family and other issues. Below are some excerpts from the interesting interview: There was some…
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Dr. Olu Onagoruwa, a former Attorney General of Nigeria and human rights activist has on early Friday morning at the age of 80. He was appointed the Attorney General and Minister…
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News
Three Secondary School Pupils Fake Their Own Kidnap to Demand N550,000 From Their Parents in Enugu
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017The Police in Enugu State have arrested three secondary school students for allegedly faking kidnapping and demanding a ransom of N550,000. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state,…
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News
Nigerian Soldier Hacked To Death By Unidentified Men Along Abuja Kaduna Highway
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017A Nigerian soldier has been allegedly killed by unidentified men along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. According to Richard Effiong, a technical engineer at Ministry of Defence, who posted the report on…
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Sexual fetishism is basically being sexually attracted to a non-living object or a body part that is not the genitals. The object of interest is called the fetish; the person…
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Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday described his counterpart in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, as the Governor General of Nigeria, saying the position of Lagos as the economic nerve…
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The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has described the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu as a ‘non-entity’ over his recent comments on former President Olusegun Obasanjo…
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Alvaro Morata has passed a medical ahead of his move to Chelsea from Real Madrid, according to Sky Sports. Morata is expected to join Antonio Conte’s squad in Singapore this…
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Sports
Leicester City Decline Roma’s Low Offer Bid For Riyad Mahrez
by Damilare Salami July 21, 2017A report making waves in the media says that Leicester City have rejected a bid from Roma for winger Riyad Mahrez, manager Craig Shakespeare has confirmed. The 26-year-old, who joined…
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Media
12-year-old Suffers Rare Skin Disease That Makes Her Hand And Chest Look Like A Tree Bark
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017A 12-year-old girl from Bangladesh is suffering a very rare and painful skin condition that makes her skin grow like the bark of a tree. Muktamoni’s upper body, the right…
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This summer, scientists in California are releasing 20 million mosquitoes in an effort to shrink the population of mosquitoes that can carry diseases. It sounds counter-intuitive. But the plan is…
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Weird News
See The Kid (Baby Goat) Born With ‘the Face of the Devil’ in Argentinian Village (Photos)
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017A baby goat has been born with ‘the face of the devil’ in an Argentinian village causing serious stir in the place. According to a report by The Sun UK,…
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Media
“Crocodile Returns Body Of Man After Being Summoned By A Witch Doctor”
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017A crocodile reportedly returned a missing man in its jaws after a witch doctor claimed he summoned it to return the body. The missing man, identified as Syarifuddin, 41, was…
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Sports
AFCON Gets Bigger: Now 24 Countries, To Be Played In June – CAF
by Damilare Salami July 21, 2017The African Nations Cup will move from January to June and July from its next staging in Cameroon in 2019, and be expanded from 16 to 24 teams, the executive…
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If a man wants to make amends with his girlfriend after an argument, he should dedicate quality time and shed a few tears while asking for forgiveness. At least that’s…
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News
Police Arraign 10 Men – Allege Hacking, Defrauding Several Banks #150M
by Damilare Salami July 21, 201710 men who allegedly hacked into and fraudulently moved out N150 million from the bank accounts of various bank customers in Lagos and Oyo states have been arraigned by the…
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As part of efforts to assist displaced persons, Tuface Foundation is organising a fund raising charity concert to support the activities of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in…
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Religion
Shock as Muslims Barricade Themselves in Mosque as Naked Man Sits Outside Shouting ‘I’m Catholic Till I Die’
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017Muslims were forced to barricade themselves in a mosque after a racist man stripped n*ked and shouted abuses before climbing a crane and exposing himself, Dailymail UK reports. Dan Morrison was filmed…
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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says Nigeria does not yet have the political maturity for state police. Instead, the country should improve funding for the agency under the current…
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Celebrity Lifestyle
Ubi Franklin launches online laundry service ‘Instant Pick Up’
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017Instant Pick Up, an online laundry service, has been launched by artiste-manager/record label executive, Ubi Franklin. The launch held on Thursday at Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Franklin, CEO…
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EducationNews
FG Orders NERDC To Reinstate CRK, IRK Into School Curriculum
by Damilare Salami July 21, 2017After a tough debate in the national assembly, the federal government has asked the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to reinstate the Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) and Islamic…
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News
Davido’s dad, Deji Adeleke secures release of 200 prison inmates in Osun state
by Arinze Ago July 21, 2017The Chairman, Springtime Development Foundation, Dr. Deji Adeleke, has secured the release of about 200 inmates of the Ilesa Prison in Osun State. The Vice-Chairman of the foundation, Mr. Banji…
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Fruit lovers can no longer munch away at their desired fruits with reckless abandon as it used to be. Now, as you munch, suck, lick or drink, you have to…
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Former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido has called on the aggrieved PDP members who dumped the party to immediately return back as the party has bounce back strongly. Lamido stated…
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Sports
Pre-Season: Lukaku, Rashford Shine As United Thrash Manchester City 2-0
by Damilare Salami July 21, 2017Manchester United strikers, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford delivered a devastating one-two punch just before half time to carry a 2-0 victory over city rivals, Manchester City in a derby…
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International
Notorious Jewel Thief Who Stole for 50 Years Across 2 Continents Finally Nabbed at 86
by Arinze Ago July 20, 2017Legendary jewel thief Doris ‘Diamond’ Payne – a career criminal once wanted on two continents – has been arrested aged 85 for stealing earrings from an Atlanta department store. Sweet,…
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People have been left in shock after a singer fell to her death after slumping while performing on stage. An up-and-coming French singer, Barbara Weldens, has collapsed and died in…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained its confusion in the face of clamour by some Nigerians for the restructuring of the country, saying it didn’t understand what people meant…
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News
Stop Wishing Buhari Dead, Apostle Johnson Suleman Warns Nigerians
by Damilare Salami July 20, 2017Founder and General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman has warned Nigerians against wishing President Muhammadu Buhari dead. The cleric gave the warning while addressing his congregants,…
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Barcelona star Neymar could not hide his praise for team-mate Lionel Messi as he recognised it is near impossible to pinpoint what makes the Argentine the best player in the…
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News
Hajj: Make Dollars Available For Pilgrims At #200 – Senate Tells FG
by Damilare Salami July 20, 2017The Nigerian Senate has asked the Federal Government to “as matter of urgency” make dollar available to Nigerians embarking on pilgrimage (hajj) to Saudi Arabia or Israel at N200, lower…
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Political Gists
Party Sells Anambra Governorship Nomination Form for N5m
by Arinze Ago July 20, 2017The United Progressive Party (UPP) on Tuesday in Abuja announced that its nomination form for the Nov. 18 governorship election in Anambra would cost N5 million. The National Publicity Secretary…
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Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has stated the country is already out of recession “to an extent.” She said this while speaking on African Independent Television (AIT). “We are out,…
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The Federal Ministry of Sports on Thursday in Abuja, said it had postponed indefinitely the re-run elections of five affected federations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that five…
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International
Drama as Canadian Governor-General ‘Breaks Protocol’ by Touching Queen Elizabeth (Photo)
by Arinze Ago July 20, 2017David Johnston, the Governor General of Canada on Thursday admitted breaking royal protocol by touching the arm of Queen Elizabeth during an engagement in London, though he said the gesture…
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There is no doubt that the governorship election come 2019 in Oyo State will be a battle to finish not only among the popular political parties, but also within the…
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The United Nations says the annual number of people who die from AIDS has nearly halved from 1.9 million to one million between 2005 and 2016. According to the UNAIDS…
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News
Some Musicians Ought to be in Jail for Song Theft – BlackFace Fires Shots at 2Face as Cold War Continues
by Arinze Ago July 20, 2017While speaking in an exclusive interview with HipTV, Black Face, an erstwhile member of the defunct Plantashun Boyz, took his row with his former band-mate, 2Face Idibia to another level.…
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Spain forward Alvaro Morata said he was “very happy” after Real Madrid agreed to sell him to Premier League champions Chelsea. The 24-year-old has been heavily linked with a move…
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is undaunted by Alvaro Morata’s imminent move to Chelsea as he challenged Romelu Lukaku. Real Madrid and Chelsea have agreed on a fee for Morata,…
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News
Third man named in Diezani’s alleged $1.7 billion U.S. corruption case,How the Young Nigerian Billionaire was Roped in
by Arinze Ago July 20, 2017Court documents filed in Houston by the US Justice Department in the assets forfeiture proceedings filed against former peyroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and her business cronies, Kola Aluko and Jide…
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Sports
Celtic Will March Into Champions League With Confidence – Brendan Rodgers
by Damilare Salami July 20, 2017Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says his side now approach Champions League qualifying ties with “no fear”. A 6-0 aggregate win over Linfield ensured the Scottish Premiership champions progressed to face…
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Sports
CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA Dusts El Salvador 2-0 To Make Historic 9th Semi Final
by Damilare Salami July 20, 2017The United States of America USA have advanced into a ninth successive CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final after a first-half glittering performance which resulted in a 2-0 win over El Salvador. Boosted…
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China unveiled a national Artificial Intelligence (AI) development plan on Thursday, laying out its ambitions to build world-leading technology amid heightened international friction over applications of AI in military technology.…
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A bill to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency (NFIA) as the country’s independent intelligence unit, which has been under the control of he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, moved…
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The Federal Government has approved a new policy on oil administration in the country. The approval is sequel to a memo presented to the Federal Executive Council, FEC, by the…
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The Bank of Ghana is in talks with two commercial banks which plan to set up offshore specialized banking services for the country’s free trade zone. An official of the…